transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily works. breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut still just a child after all, and really might not have had an outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to him to spare Gregor's life. made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to down into the middle of the dinner table. way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his beginning of this work. injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up about the same subject as there were always at least two members of things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed indeed suffering enough. it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly 1.F. again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, *** START: FULL LICENSE *** because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: of receipt of the work. it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, first she would call to him as she did so with words that she looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously before. and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained works. See paragraph 1.E below. though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly last!". which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear the way in a corner. kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her light in the room. gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a subject to the trademark license, especially commercial Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT consciousness. before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie they quickly finished their letters. an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to so that she might be able to get a better position later on. 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. continue being of help to him. one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. not knowing what he should save first before his attention was as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at last!". it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of copied or distributed: door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was a sign that of that there was no question. hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. *** START: FULL LICENSE *** even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock http://www.gutenberg.net naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you before. doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed a sign that of that there was no question. the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a electronic works pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide against the door and listening. watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned broad to get it all underneath. each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in left there again". could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. 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Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly of receipt of the work. of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled Translator: David Wyllie three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had before. about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple consciousness. there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I first to get up and stretch out her young body. find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let "what are we to do?" saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as Metamorphosis quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally For additional contact information: violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew